Some compound nouns function as one grammatical unit even though written in two parts.
حَضَرَ أَحَدَ عَشَرَ رَجُلًا. — Eleven men attended.
Aḥada ʿashara: compound numeral built on fatḥa in both parts, in nominative position as subject; rajulan: accusative tamyīz.
A word can be built yet occupy a nominative position.
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The indeclinable noun: definition, rule and eight classes
Some compound nouns function as one grammatical unit even though written in two parts.
حَضَرَ أَحَدَ عَشَرَ رَجُلًا. — Eleven men attended.
Aḥada ʿashara: compound numeral built on fatḥa in both parts, in nominative position as subject; rajulan: accusative tamyīz.
A word can be built yet occupy a nominative position.